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CATRC Students

The Computer Adaptive Test for Reading Chinese (CATRC) is a multiple choice computer-adaptive exam that assesses reading comprehension. The test will continue to give you questions of varying difficulty until it determines the level which best represents your ability.

Given the adaptive nature of this test, you may spend from 5 minutes to 3 hours, depending on your ability to read Chinese. There is no time limit on the test but you should plan to take this exam in one session. All questions can be displayed in either simplified or traditional characters. You are expected to take this exam without the aid of dictionaries, online translators, etc.

Getting Started

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If you do NOT see chinese characters above, then your computer is not configured to take this test.

Creating a User Account

Before you can take this exam, you will need to create a user account:

  1. Create a user account on the Curricular Collections site, see:
    http://segueproject.org/questions/web/index.php?view=newuser
  2. Type in your email address and click on the “Create New Account” button.
  3. Check the email of the address you specified for an email with the following subject:
    New Curricular Collections Account
    (NOTE: if you do NOT see such an email in your inbox, check your spam folder)
  4. Click on the link in that email to confirm your account registration.
  5. On the Curricular Collections site, type in your first and last name, choose a password and click on the “Set Up New Account” button.
  6. Log into the Curricular Collections site with your email address and the password you specified.

Taking Exam

After you have created a user account and logged into the exam site you can take the exam.

  1. Click on the link to Chinese Reading Exam.
  2. Click on the link to “Collection.”
  3. Type in your instructor’s email address
  4. Click on the “Begin.“
  5. For each question, click on the choice that you think best answers the question.
  6. Continue answering questions until you get a message indicating you are done.

NOTE: By default, exam questions will be displayed in Simplified characters.  Click on the link to Traditional characters to see questions in Traditional characters.